Punk Rock Review 2007 Top10 Releases
Punk Rock Review 2007 Top10 Releases
For the last couple of weeks I've been thinking about putting out a Top 10 of 2007 list. I've been seeing them popping up everywhere, just as I do every year at this time. I've seen lists from a bunch of the Fat Wreck Chords bands, Ben Weasel, and numerous other people on the PPMB, but I just can't really come up with a list. I realized that I am probably over thinking it, but many of these best of typically give an unfair (unintentional I'm sure) bias to recent releases. They're fresh in your mind, still "new" and crisp with excitement and the releases from last January at this point are worn in and for the most part probably not as in the forefront of your thoughts.
I figured since this is a review website, we should at least make an attempt at it. The following will be my top 10 releases of 2007.
Jonny Taint - Top 10 Release of 2007
1. The Unlovables - "Heartsickle"
2. Angleworm - "…Ruin your Scene"
3. The Queers - "Munki Brain"
4. The Challenged - "Relapse"
5. Don't' Look In The Basement - " A Bizarre Occurance in a Small Town"
6. Rich White Males - We Ain't No Musician"
7. The Zatopeks - "Damn Fool Music"
8. Capguns 'n' Coke - "Just Another Day"
9. Johnie 3 - "Hang The DJ"
10. The New Threat - "Bring Out the Fight"
Franky 2000's 2007 top 10...or something like that
1. The Leftovers- On the move
2. The Bricktops- Stay Home
3. The Annoyers- Seek and Annoy
4. The Queers - Munki Brain
5. The Poulsens - Rocket to Rehab
6. Barfights & Brokenhearts- V/A
7. The Challenged- Relapse
8. The Hawaiians- Hula On Mars
9. Capguns 'n' Coke- just another day EP
10.Ben Weasel and His Iron String Quartet-These Ones are Bitter
Mrs. Taint's 2007 Top 10
1. The Challenged- Relapse
2. Johnie 3 - Hang The DJ
3. Dear Landlord & Off With Their Heads - Split
4. The Rich White Males & The Cummies- International Losers
5. Hollywood Blondes - 15 Minutes of Lame
6. Capguns 'n' Coke- Just Another Day EP
7. The BloodReds - Mister Mess
8. Summer Sounds:Four Reasons For The Season, Vol2(Thanks to The Sheckies)
9. The Wish You Weres - Wreck The Halls
10. Barfights & Brokenhearts - V/A
Here's some Top 10s from the Fat Wreck newsletter to compare my top 10 against.
Fat Mike - Top 10 CD's I bought this year
1. Against Me! - Reinventing Axl Rose
2. Alkaline Trio - Remains
3. Bedouin Soundclash - Street Gospels
4. Code of Honor - Complete Studio Recordings 1982-1984
5. F.U.'s - Kill For Christ
6. The Lillingtons - The Too Late Show
7. Nip Drivers - Destroy Whitey
8. Nouvelle Vague - Bande A Part
9. The Gaslight Anthem - Sink or Swim
10. Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
*TOP 10 RECORDS OF 2007 FROM YOUR FAVORITE FAT BAND MEMBERS!
Against Me! - Tom Gabel
1. The Good, The Bad, The Queen - S/T
2. Cobra Skulls - Sitting Army
3. Future Of The Left - Curses
4. Fake Problems - How Far Our Bodies Go
5. Money Brother - Mount Pleasure
6. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
7. Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
8. Rumble Strips - Girls and Weather
9. David Dondero - Simple Love
10. World/ Inferno Friendship Society - Addicted To Bad Ideas
American Steel - John Peck
1. Bjork – Volta
2. Jakobinarina – The First Crusade
3. Band of Horses – Cease to Begin
4. Bjork live
5. Firefly on DVD
6. Dethklok – The Dethalbum
7. Arcade Fire – Neon Bible
8. Múm – Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
9. Smoking Popes - super secret unreleased album
10. Triclops live
Dillinger Four - Billy Morrisette
1. The Arrivals- Marvels of Industry
2. The Evening Rig- Never Been'er
3. Off With Their Heads - Various split 7"s.
4. Razorcake - Sister Series Vol 1 7"s
5. Skeleton Witch - Beyond The Permafrost
6. The Methadones - This Won't Hurt...
7. Hidden Spots - 7"
8. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
9. Dear Landlord/Chinese Telephones - Split 7"
10. The Gateway District - 7"
The Flatliners - Chris Cresswell
1. Attack In Black - Marriage
2. A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
3. Sundowner - Four One Five Two
4. Big D and the Kids Table - Strictly Rude
5. Smoke Or Fire - This Sinking Ship
6. Lifetime - S/T
7. Strung Out - Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
8. American Steel - Destroy Their Future
9. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
10. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
Lagwagon (Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, Bad Astronaut) - Joey Cape
1. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
2. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
3. Elliott Smith - New Moon
4. Revolts - S/T
5. The Falcon - Unicornography
6. The Hives – The Black And White Album
7. The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
8. Biffy Clyro - Puzzles
9. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
10. Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
Lagwagon - Chris Rest
1. Ween - La Cucaracha
The Lawrence Arms - Brendan Kelly
1. Cobra Skulls - Sitting Army
2. Sidekicks - So Long Soggy Dog
3. Sundowner - Four One Five Two
4. The Beauty Shop - Just some demos
5. Copyrights - Make Sound
6. Teenage Bottlerocket - Warning Device
7. Smoke or Fire - This Sinking Ship
8. Feist - The Reminder
9. The Methadones - This Won't Hurt
10. Manu Chao - La Radiolina
The Lawrence Arms – Chris McCaughan
1. Cobra Skulls - Sitting Army
2. Elliot Smith - New Moon
3. NOFX - They've Actually Gotten Worse
4. Sanawon - Bonfire Night
5. M.I.A. - Kala
6. Andrew Jackson Jihad - People Who Can Eat People
7. The Methadones - This Won't Hurt
8. Manu Chao - La Radiolina
9. Chuck Ragan - Feast or Famine
10. American Steel - Destroy their Future
The Loved Ones - Dave Hause
1. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
2. The Gaslight Anthem - Sink or Swim
3. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
4. Kanye West - Graduation
5. Chuck Ragan - Feast or Famine
6. Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
7. Tegan and Sara - The Con
8. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
9. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
10. Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
The Mad Caddies - Sascha Lazor
1. Dub Trio - Cool Out and Coexist
2. Ticklah - Ticklah Vs. Axelrod
3. Siba - Toda Vez Que Eu Dou Um Passo/O Mundo Sai Do
4. Tinariwen - Aman Iman Water is Life
5. Pole - Steingarden
6. Manu Chao - La Radiolina
7. Sizzla - Red Alert
8. M.I.A - Kala
9. Assassin - Gully Sittin'
10. Bad Brains - Build a Nation
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (Swingin' Utters) - Spike Slawson
1. M.I.A. - Kala
2. M.I.A. - Kala
3. M.I.A. - Kala
4. M.I.A. - Kala
5. M.I.A. - Kala
6. M.I.A. - Kala
7. M.I.A.- Kala
8. M.I.A. - Kala
9. M.I.A.- Kala
10. M.I.A. - Kala
NOFX - Eric Melvin
1. Against Me! – New Wave
2. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black
3. Bad Religion – New Maps Of Hell
4. Beastie Boys – The Mix-Up
5. Mad Caddies – Keep It Going
6. Ministry – The Last Sucker
7. Nine Inch Nails – Year Zero
8. Queens Of The Stone Age – Era Vulgaris
9. Sigur Ros – Hvarf/Heim
10. Stephen Marley – Mind Control
None More Black – Paul Delaney
1. Furze - UTD
2. Watain – Sworn to the Dark
3. Darkthrone – F.O.A.D.
4. Marduk – ROM 5:12
5. Jimmy Eat World – Chase This Light
6. Madball – Infiltrate the System
7. Sigur Ros – Hvarf/Heim
8. Against Me! – New Wave
9. Mayhem – Ordo Ad Chao
10. Deathspell Omega – FAS – ITE, Maledicti, In Ignem Aeternum
No Use for a Name - Dave Nassie
1. Radiohead - In Rainbows
2. Thrice - The Alchemy Index
3. Bad Religion - New Maps Of Hell
4. Jimmie Eat World - Chase the Light
5. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
6. Stooges - The Weirdness
7. NOFX - They've Actually Gotten Worse Live
8. Rilo Kiley - Under The Black Light
9. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
10. Ben Harper - Lifeline
No Use for a Name - Tony Sly
1. Against Me! - New Wave
2. A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
3. The Flatliners - The Great Awake
4. Neurosis - Given to the Rising
5. Son Volt - The Search
6. Bad Religion - New Maps of Hell
7. The Queers - Munki Brain
8. Bob Mould - Circle of Friends (live)
9. Radiohead - In Rainbows (re-release)
10. Only Crime - Virulence
The Sainte Catherines – Pablo Boerr
1. American Steel - Destroy Their Future
2. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
3. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
4. Inepsy - No Speed Limit For Destruction
5. Tim Armstrong – A Poet's Life
6. Cobra Skulls - Sitting Army
7. Malcolm Bauld - Demos
8. Chuck Ragan - Los Feliz
9. Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
10. Brutal Knights - Feast of Shame
The Sainte Catherines - Hugo Mudie
1. American Steel - Destroy Their Future
2. Lucinda Williams - West
3. Jesse Malin - Glitter in the Gutter
4. Tom Waits - Orphans
5. Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
6. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
7. Eleni Mandell - Miracle Of Five
8. Glen Hansard - Once Soundtrack
9. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
10. Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
Screeching Weasel - Ben Weasel
1. The Leftovers - On the Move
2. Retarded - Goes Louder
3. Palomar - All Things, Forests
4. The Queers - Munki Brain
5. Steinways - Rocket Surgery
6. Zatopeks - Damn Fool Music
7. Unlovables - Heartsickle
8. Chinese Telephones - S/T
9. Nancy - The Fear Of Missing Out LP
10. Retarded / Leftovers / Paper Dragons / Guts / Ergs / Steinways / Prozacs / Short Attention / Sick Sick Birds with the best live sets at the Insub Pop Punk Fest in Baltimore
Smoke or Fire - Dave Atchison
1. Against Me! - New Wave
2. Lifetime - S/T
3. Coliseum - No Salvation
4. American Steel - Destroy Their Future
5. The Draft - Stop Wastin' My Time, Devil in the Shade and We'll Never Know 7''s
6. Darkest Hour - Deliver Us
7. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
7. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
8. Jimmy Eat World - Chase The Light
9. Foo Fighters - Echoes Silence...
10. New Model Army - High
Smoke or Fire - Jeremy Cochran
1. Against Me! - New Wave
2. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin
3. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
4. American Steel - Destroy Their Future
5. Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
6. Kanye West - Graduation
7. Coliseum - No Salvation
8. Chuck Ragan - Feast or Famine
9. Big Business - Here Come The Waterworks
10. Sundowner - Four One Five Two
Smoke or Fire – Joe McMahon
1. Bruce Springsteen - Magic
2. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
3. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
4. Against Me! - New Wave
5. American Steel - Destroy Their Future
6. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
7. Band of Horses - Cease To Begin
8. Tim Barry - Rivanna Junction
9. Jose Gonzalez - In Our Nature
10. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
Strung Out - Jordan Burns
1. Strung Out - Blackhawks Over Los Angeles
2. Evergreen Terrace - Wolfbiker
3. Pour Habit - Suiticide
4. A Wilhelm Scream - Career Suicide
5. Comeback Kid - Broadcasting
6. Mad Caddies - Keep It Going
7. Bad Religion - New Maps Of Hell
8. Dropkick Murphys - Meanest Of Times
9. Haste The Day - Pressure The Hinges
10. Against All Authority - 1234
Stupid Baby Mountain – Genevieve Benedetti
1. Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
2. Municipal Waste - Art of Partying
3. Cobra Skulls - Sitting Army
4. Coliseum - No Salvation
5. Fucked Up - Year of the Pig EP
6. Baroness - The Red Album
7. Elliot Smith - New Moon
8. Akimbo - Navigating The Bronze
9. Sundowner - Four One Five Two
10. Pig Destroyer - Phantom Limb
Swingin' Utters - Darius Koski
1. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
2. Lily Allen - Alright, Still
3. Radiohead - In Rainbows
4. The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
5. The White Stripes - Icky Thump
6. The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
7. Elliott Smith - New Moon
8. Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
9. M.I.A. - Kala
10. Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
Western Addiction - Chad Williams
1. Criminal Damage – No Solution
2. High On Fire – Death Is This Communion
3. Young Offenders – S/T EP
4. Regulations – Different Needs EP
5. Dekapitator – The Storm Before the Calm
6. Only Crime – Virulence
7. Akimbo – Navigating the Bronze
8. Coliseum – No Salvation
9. La Plebe – ¡Hasta La Muerte!
10. Municipal Waste – The Art of Partying
Western Addiction - Jason Hall
1. The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
2. Against Me! - New Wave
3. Two Gallants - The Scenery of Farewell EP
4. Fucked Up - Year of the Pig LP
5. Interpol - Our Love to Admire
6. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
7. American Steel - Destroy Their Future
8. Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
9. Smoke or Fire - This Sinking Ship
10. The Shins - Wincing the Night Away
11. Turbonegro - Retox
